Homesteading & Home Making
Here in the U.S., homesteading is on the rise. If you are thinking of making a change from your current lifestyle to a simpler life, you may face many homesteading obstacles. This is especially true of those who don’t have farming roots.
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Fall is my favorite time of year and the kids always liked to decorate for Halloween. Coming from a frugal family, decorations were made using things we had around the house. Thankfully, we have the Dollar Tree these days where we can make Farm-Tastic Halloween Decorations for just a couple of dollars. Here are 4…
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When J was a little boy, many moons ago. He and his siblings were bringing firewood in without gloves and his little fingers were frostbitten. Even now, he has to be careful in the cold because his fingers will hurt badly if not kept warm.
Winter is fast approaching here in the panhandle of Idaho. The pass and upper elevation have already seen snow. I hope you’ve gotten all your wood stacked and dried.
If you’ve used wood as your heating or cooking source for any length of time, then you know the key to heat production is in properly drying and storing firewood.
We’ve want to share what we’ve learned with you over the years about drying and storing firewood.
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If you’re going to put out the energy and time to cut, split, and properly store firewood, you want to know you’re being as efficient as possible. No use wasting valuable time when there might be an easier way, right? The question is, how do you know which are the best trees for firewood.
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We are often asked why we call ourselves “New Old-Fashioned Farmers.” The answer of course is simple. We call ourselves this because we farm the way my grandparents taught me, like their parents taught them, at least in manner that is. Since we farm in a modern, tech filled world we have a some variances, but then every generation brings its own ideas, experiences, and talents to farming. Balance is the key to life.
Read MoreWhen my great-grandmother, Ma Horton, died I was 13 and she was 85 years old. She left us with wonderful memories and many lessons for life. I have a rich farming heritage because of who they were and my grandparents teaching me all their parents taught them, but whether or not I remember it all is another story! 🙂
Some of Ma Horton’s wisdom has been handed down to us because her daughters wrote some of it down for those of us in the younger generations. These are a few of those tips that I use in my own home.
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Have you ever caught a firefly? I remember countless nights as a child, running through the fields with a mason jar trying to catch fireflies. Watching the jar filled with bugs with glowing bottoms for hours, then releasing them back into the fields only to start all over again. But where have all the fireflies…
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Has something in your soul been calling you to get back to your roots? Do you have a strong desire to leave the fast-paced society and get your hands in the dirt? If so, you’re not alone. Thousands just like you are wanting to leave their 9-5 in search of a simpler life. To…
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Hummingbirds have always fascinated me. Their ability to hover, their amazing speed, and how they appear to dance with the air. As long as I can remember, my grands and my ma had a red feeder hanging outside the window to attract hummingbirds. Little did we know back then that the red food dye…
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May Week 4 Lesson 3: Making A Sunbonnet or Straw Hat Practical Living All ages Make a sunbonnet or straw hat. Depending on your abilities, you may need some assistance. This is a great time to practice sewing skills and braiding skills. Older children, get creative and come up with your own designs! Math All…
May Week 4 Lesson 2: Keeping Cool on the Homestead Science All ages Discover how sweating cools your body. Experiment with different areas when it is hot outside. Make a chart and record the temperature of the main floor of your house, the basement and upstairs (if you have them), the barn, the shade of…
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May Week 4 Lesson 1: Mowing & Trimming the Lawn Language Arts Preschool/Kindergarten Make 26 blades of grass out of construction paper. Write a letter of the alphabet on each and have your child put the grass alphabet in letter order. Have your child write the letters of their name on your paper grass blades.…
May Week 3 Lesson 3: Setting Up a Campsite Language Arts Preschool/Kindergarten Have your child write the word CAMPING. If you have never been camping as a family, have your child tell you about what they think it would be like. If you have, let them tell you what they remember about it. Grade School/High…
May Week 3 Lesson 2: Setting Up a Tent Practical Living All ages Learn to set up and take down tents. If your family doesn’t have a tent, maybe a friend does? Or you can watch the videos in the Printables. Practice looking at campsites and determining the best place to put a tent. >>>…
May Week 3 Lesson 1: Camping ~ Getting Ready to Go Language Arts Preschool/Kindergarten Have your child write the word TENT. Let them practice making the letters in various sizes and have them create a picture of a tent using the four letters. Have them copy some of the words from the camping supply list…
May Week 2 Lesson 3: Survival ~ Shelter Language Arts Preschool/Kindergarten Have your child write the word SHELTER. Help them alphabetize the letters. Have your child tell you a story about finding shelter in the woods. Grade School/High School Continue your story from Lesson 1 and 2. Tell about finding shelter and staying in it…
May Week 2 Lesson 2: Survival ~ Water Language Arts Preschool/Kindergarten – Have your child write the word WATER. Help them put the letters in alphabetical order. Assist them in making an acrostic using WATER. After reading the lesson, ask your child to make up a story about being in the wilderness and finding water.…
May Week 2 Lesson 1: Survival ~ Fire Language Arts/Art Preschool/Kindergarten Have your child practice writing FIRE. Help them make an acrostic from the word FIRE. They can draw pictures to go with their acrostic. Grade School/High School Write a manual about survival fires. Include at least 2 different techniques for building them. Discuss advantages…
May Week 1 Lesson 3: Ponds Language Arts Preschool/Kindergarten Help your child write a poem about ponds. Any style of poem is fine. Have them copy what you wrote or just choose words out of the poem for your child to write. Teach them the vocabulary words. Printable>>>May Week 1 Vocabulary Grade School/High School Write…